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Sonnox revealed yet another important advance - compatibility of Oxford plug-ins with Avid's new Pro Tools|HDX system launched at the AES Show this week.

"Sonnox consistently sets the pace for superior-sounding, innovative processing for Pro Tools, and we are thrilled to see their portfolio coming to AAX," comments Ed Gray, Director, Partnering Programs at Avid. "Sonnox plug-ins running on a Pro Tools|HDX system will provide a winning combination for the next generation of audio professionals. We can't wait to see what Sonnox brings to our users next.".
Available soon.

Synths, Synths and more Synths! Yes you guessed it this product is all about synths.... some really nice ones actually...
MKS-80 (Super Jupiter), SQ-80, TX-802, CS-10, Matrix 6R, OP-1, SlimPhatty, Mopho, MircoKorg XL, Blofeld, PC3x... all great synths! They have been given the the Goldaby treatment... sweetening them up with tasty outboard. Then mapped to EXS24 and Kontakt 4.

Analog bass, digital bells, lush strings and pads, powerful leads and interesting FX. Plenty of ammo for Hip Hop, Dub Step, Grime, Drum & Bass, Techno, Electro...
Over 160 patches using over 1800 x 24 bit samples.

McDSP will be adding support for the new AAX plug-in format as a free update to the McDSP v5 product line in 2012. Support for the AAX DSP and AAX Native plug-in formats will be added to McDSP HD v5 plug-ins. Support for the AAX Native plug-in format will be added to McDSP Native v5 plug-ins. McDSP v5 plug-ins will continue to support the TDM, RTAS, and Audio Unit (AU) plug-in formats.
Existing McDSP customers can upgrade each McDSP plug-in (HD or Native version) to v5 for $29 per plug-in until December 15, 2011. After this deadline, the McDSP v5 upgrade price will increase to $49 per Native plug-in and $69 per HD plug-in.

Metric Halo Announces ChannelStrip3 for Pro Tools 10.

Some new features:

- New look for the user interface
- Resizable- small medium and large sizes to fit different screen resolutions, make CS3 easier to use
- Now includes a limiter, making ChannelStrip 3 a single plug-in master bus solution
- All your existing ChannelStrip 2 presets open seamlessly for session compatibility
- Now iLok compatible

ChannelStrip3 runs under the new AAX plug-in format in Pro Tools 10, in either Native or DSP mode. A single license enables both usages- no more seperate licenses for RTAS and TDM.

The UAD-2 QUAD Omni 6 DSP Accelerator Package is Universal Audio's most powerful and flexible processing hardware — packaged with our most complete plug-in bundle for professional users. Specifically, the UAD-2 QUAD Omni 6 gives producers and engineers 53 award-winning UAD Powered Plug-Ins on Mac or PC.

- Flagship quad-processor DSP Accelerator (PCIe card) for running UAD Powered Plug-Ins on Mac or PC
- Access the world's finest emulations of analog classics: Ampex, Lexicon, Studer, SSL, Neve, Manley, Roland, BOSS, dbx, Empirical Labs, EMT, Teletronix and more
- Includes all 53 UA-developed plug-ins up to and including UAD software v6.0*, plus a $100 Plug-In Voucher.

Melodyne launches editor 2, with new scale functions, more powerful timing tools and Rewire.

The new True Scale & Tuning functions offer those who produce Arab, Indian or contemporary and microtonal music the ideal function set for editing their work with Melodyne. True Scale & Tuning also has the power to enhance conventional music production, by making it easy for users to explore the emotional and atmospheric subtleties of different scales and temperaments and integrate them into their own music.

With its note-based way of working Melodyne has always allowed the editing of highly specific aspects of timing, but the function set of Melodyne editor 2 is still more powerful in this respect.